Big Blue agrees to acquire in-memory database software provider Solid Information Technology, backed by Apax Partners and CapMan, for an undisclosed sum.
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In biggest tech buyout in history, chip maker agrees to private-equity bid, the second chip maker to take such bait in two months.
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VCs find a mostly healthy ecosystem in China, but regulatory clouds still hover.
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Three groups bid $10.2 billion for Philips Semiconductors, but chip group plays coy.
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Dune nabs $12.5 million; Biogen, Elan get EU’s OK; FDA nods to Bristol-Myers Squib.
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Innovalight raises $7.5 million to develop its low-cost ‘silicon ink’ technology.
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VCs play games; Your brainless lawyer; Valuations drop.
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Apax Partners and Texas Pacific Group buy the Greek telecommunications company.
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As more companies outsource their customer support operations overseas, startups are trying to capture a piece of the market.
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Venture capitalists want to cash in on new markets for video games.
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Trident Capital’s Evangelos Simoudis sees a resurgence of early-stage investment right around the corner.
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BT could face large rival; Tele2 to acquire Versatel; Verizon and SBC win passage of bill in Texas; Nigerian scammer jailed.
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APAX won’t invest in early-stage startups; cell phone market to open to competition; VocalTec may shut down.
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At the ‘Under the Radar’ convention, mobile application companies seek to prove their worth in an increasingly difficult market.
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Today’s digital devices may be branded by tech giants, but VCs see bling-bling in startups doing the behind-the-scenes technology that makes those products work.
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Harris & Harris and STAR Ventures add their names to a growing list of VCs who have invested in the nano-sized sensors company.
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Apax Europe V hits $3.6B first closing
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